An historical list of all horse-matches run,. and of all plates and prizes run for in England (of the Value of Ten Pounds or upwards) in 1739. Containing The Names of the Owners of the Horses that have Run as above, and the Names and Colours of the Horses also. With The Winner distinguished of every Match, Plate, Prize, or Stakes: The Conditions of Running, as to Weight, Age, Size, &c. and the Places in which the losing Horses have come in. With a list also of all the principal Cock-Matches of the Year above, and who were the Winners and Losers of them, &c. /
John Cheny (fl.1729-1750)
Category
Books
Date
1739
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3201175
Summary
Bibliographic description
xl,155,[3] p. ; 12mo. No ownership marks, but Sir Robert Burdett [i.e. Sir Robert Burdett, 4th Bt (1716-1797), married in 1753 Caroline Manners, daughter of John, 2nd Duke of Rutland, and widow of Sir Henry Harpur, 5th Bt] in list of subscribers. Binding: Eighteenth-century full calf, double gilt fillet forming a border. Sewn on two cords (five raised bands). Red leather spine label, lettered in gilt: "horse racing". Edges sprinkled red.
Makers and roles
John Cheny (fl.1729-1750) John Cheny (fl.1729-1750)